Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

My child, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad--even me!

New American Standard Bible

My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad;

King James Version

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Holman Bible

My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will indeed rejoice.

International Standard Version

My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will greatly rejoice.

American Standard Version

My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

Amplified


My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will also be glad;

Bible in Basic English

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

Darby Translation

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;

Julia Smith Translation

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

King James 2000

My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Modern King James verseion

My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

My son, if thy heart receive wisdom, my heart also shall rejoice:

NET Bible

My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

New Heart English Bible

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

The Emphasized Bible

My son! if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Webster

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

World English Bible

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

Youngs Literal Translation

My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
be wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 27

שׂמח 
Samach 
Usage: 155

References

Easton

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him, and his life you will save from Sheol. 15 My child, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad--even me! 16 And my {insides} will rejoice when your lips speak what is upright.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:3

A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad, but the friend of prostitutes will squander his wealth.

Proverbs 23:24-25

The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.

Proverbs 1:10

My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

Proverbs 2:1

My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,

Proverbs 4:1

Children, listen [to the] instruction of a father, and be attentive [in order] to know insight.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a {foolish person}, he despises his mother.

Jeremiah 32:41

And I will rejoice over them to do good [to] them, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness with all my heart, and with all my inner self."

Zephaniah 3:17

Yahweh your God [is] in your midst; a mighty warrior who saves. He shall rejoice over you with joy; he renews you in his love; he will exult over you with singing.

Matthew 9:2

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and [when] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven."

Luke 15:23-24

And bring the fattened calf--kill [it] and let us eat [and] celebrate,

Luke 15:32

But it was necessary to celebrate and to rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead, and is alive, and was lost, and is found!'"

John 15:11

I have spoken these [things] to you in order that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be made complete.

John 21:5

So Jesus said to them, "Children, you do not have any fish to eat, [do you]? They answered him, "No."

1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

For who [is] our hope or joy or crown of boasting? [Is it] not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?

1 Thessalonians 3:8-9

because now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

1 John 2:1

My little children, I am writing these [things] to you in order that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous [one],

2 John 1:4

{I was very glad} because I found [some] of your children walking in [the] truth, just as {the Father commanded us}.

3 John 1:3-4

For I rejoiced exceedingly [when the] brothers came and testified [to] your truth, just as you are walking in [the] truth.

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